The Orthodox Jewish man was attacked on Bartlett Street around 10:45 p.m. in Williamsburg Thursday.
He was beaten by three men who got away empty-handed.
The victim was not seriously injured but went to a local urgent care to be checked out.
Community activist Dov Hikind responded with a tweet indicating this was an anti-Semitic attack, but police say that is not the case. It is not being investigated as a hate crime.
Anyone with information on the attack is asked to call the NYPD.
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